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French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A lovely and useful French Louis XV-style leather-top desk. Graceful lines and stunning brass accoutrements, circa 1940.  

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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Leather, Boxwood, Kingwood

French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bureau
French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bureau

French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bureau

Located in Cheshire, GB

French kingwood and rosewood marquetry Louis XV Revival secretaire a cylinder which is decorated throughout with beautiful floral marquetry. The decorative subject matter includes am...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Bureau vintage en rotin, rotin tressé et bois style Maugrion pour Roche-Bobois
Bureau vintage en rotin, rotin tressé et bois style Maugrion pour Roche-Bobois

Bureau vintage en rotin, rotin tressé et bois style Maugrion pour Roche-Bobois

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Bureau vintage des années 70, dans le style de la marque Maugrion “Le rotin prestige” pour Roche-Bobois, en rotin et rotin tressé, plateau en bois, 2 tiroirs, très bon état général. ...

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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rattan

Jansen Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat
Jansen Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat

Jansen Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat

Located in Doylestown, PA

A nicely proportioned Louis XVI-style writing desk by Jansen, circa 1940, in black lacquer with brass mounts and hardware and a cream colored tooled leather writing surface and pull-...

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Vintage 1940s French Desks

Bureau moderniste vintage en bois de chêne et métal noir des années 60
Bureau moderniste vintage en bois de chêne et métal noir des années 60

Bureau moderniste vintage en bois de chêne et métal noir des années 60

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Bureau vintage des années 60, style moderniste dans le goût de Pierre Guariche ou Minvielle, plateau en bois de chêne, piétement métallique noir et caisson en bois de chêne avec 3 ti...

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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Louis XVI Style French Bureau Plat with Brown Leather Top and Parquetry Inlay
Louis XVI Style French Bureau Plat with Brown Leather Top and Parquetry Inlay

Louis XVI Style French Bureau Plat with Brown Leather Top and Parquetry Inlay

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Louis XVI style French bureau plat with brown leather top, parquetry inlay and bronze mounts. William Word Fine Antiques: Atlanta's source for antique interiors since 1956.

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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Carved in Walnut and Burr Bureau, 1960s
Carved in Walnut and Burr Bureau, 1960s

Carved in Walnut and Burr Bureau, 1960s

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Interior with writing desk, four drawers and a central opening. Bureau complete with two working keys.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Desks

Materials

Burl, Walnut

French Louis XVI Walnut Bureau Plat with Brown Leather Top and Fluted Detail
French Louis XVI Walnut Bureau Plat with Brown Leather Top and Fluted Detail

French Louis XVI Walnut Bureau Plat with Brown Leather Top and Fluted Detail

Located in Atlanta, GA

Louis XVI style walnut bureau plat with brown leather top, fluted detail on apron, 3 sliding drawers and turned fluted legs with brass caps. William Word Fine Antiques: Atlanta'...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

20th Century Bureau in Walnut and Mahogany
20th Century Bureau in Walnut and Mahogany

20th Century Bureau in Walnut and Mahogany

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Desk top covered in fabric with different wear signs, to be replaced.

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Mid-20th Century Dutch Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut, Burl

19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Gilt-Bronze Writing Table or Bureau Plat
19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Gilt-Bronze Writing Table or Bureau Plat

19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Gilt-Bronze Writing Table or Bureau Plat

Located in Berlin, DE

Large 19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Writing Table or Bureau Plat A magnificent 19th century Régence/ Louis XV style writing table or bureau plat of serpenti...

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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau Germany, 1950
Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau Germany, 1950

Mid-Century Solid Teakwood Bureau Germany, 1950

Located in Madrid, ES

Original 1950 bureau made in solid teakwood with three drawers, extensible writing desk and a secreter close by a rounded folding door.

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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

19th Century Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Ormolu Cast Mounts
19th Century Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Ormolu Cast Mounts

19th Century Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Ormolu Cast Mounts

Located in Central England, GB

A superb French Louis XVI style Bureau plat. This exceptional French decorative bureau plat is made of a high-quality solid mahogany construction. It has three drawers to the fron...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Fine French Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood Bureau Plat
Fine French Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood Bureau Plat

Fine French Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood Bureau Plat

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

This Louis XV style 'fin de siecle' bureau plat of excellent craftsmanship and detail features a heavily ormolu edged gilt-tooled dark leather writing-surface surmounting a front fri...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Bureau double-face moderniste vintage en acajou et métal noir des années 60
Bureau double-face moderniste vintage en acajou et métal noir des années 60

Bureau double-face moderniste vintage en acajou et métal noir des années 60

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Bureau vintage des années 60, double-face pour être placé au centre d’une pièce, style moderniste dans le goût de Pierre Guariche ou Minvielle, en bois d’acajou, profond plateau, pié...

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Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

20th Century Small French Bureau in Rosewood
20th Century Small French Bureau in Rosewood

20th Century Small French Bureau in Rosewood

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Furniture complete with a working key, inside of the fall-front with two drawers and desk top of discrete measure. Bureau of special construction, hard to find, in good state of cons...

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Late 20th Century French Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Louis XV-Style Bureau Plat from the Third Quarter of the 19th Century
Louis XV-Style Bureau Plat from the Third Quarter of the 19th Century

Louis XV-Style Bureau Plat from the Third Quarter of the 19th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Large Louis XV-style double-sided bureau plat, very high-quality with a rosewood veneer, circa 1870. Ornately decorated with gilt-bronze mounts, with three drawers, including a cent...

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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

20th Century Venetian Lacquered and Gilt Bureau
20th Century Venetian Lacquered and Gilt Bureau

20th Century Venetian Lacquered and Gilt Bureau

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Interior of the bureau with large writing desk top and two small drawers.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Bureau de direction double-face style scandinave vintage en teck des années 60
Bureau de direction double-face style scandinave vintage en teck des années 60

Bureau de direction double-face style scandinave vintage en teck des années 60

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Grand bureau de direction style scandinave vintage des années 60, en teck, double-face pour être placé au centre d’une pièce, pieds compas travaillés, 5 tiroirs à l’avant dont un gra...

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Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Georgian Drop-Front Bureau with Elaborate Interior
Georgian Drop-Front Bureau with Elaborate Interior

Georgian Drop-Front Bureau with Elaborate Interior

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A mid-18th century Georgian drop-front bureau or desk in Cuban mahogany, having three drawers below and an elaborately-fitted interior with ogee-profile drawers and a central inlaid ...

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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Baroque Bureau Bonheur du Jour, 18th Century
Baroque Bureau Bonheur du Jour, 18th Century

Baroque Bureau Bonheur du Jour, 18th Century

Located in Greding, DE

Small bureau on elegantly curved high legs with curved frame.

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Antique 18th Century European Baroque Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Bureau Plat or Writing Table
19th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Bureau Plat or Writing Table

19th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Bureau Plat or Writing Table

Located in Birmingham, AL

A fine 19th century French Louis XIII style bureau plat with a banded top and beveled edge. This hand-carved solid oak writing table features a single drawer within the carved and be...

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Antique 1850s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Country Golden Oak Bureau
19th Century French Country Golden Oak Bureau

19th Century French Country Golden Oak Bureau

Located in Dallas, TX

Presenting a lovely 19th century French country golden oak bureau or desk. French, circa 1860. Made of gorgeous golden oak with fantastic original patina.

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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Desks

Materials

Oak

20th Century Venetian Lacquered and Painted Bureau
20th Century Venetian Lacquered and Painted Bureau

20th Century Venetian Lacquered and Painted Bureau

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

High leg bureau fitted with three external drawers and fall-front (complete with a working key) of good service.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century Gustavian Writing Desk
19th Century Gustavian Writing Desk

19th Century Gustavian Writing Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A Gustavian writing desk, bureau plat with original bronze mounts, inset tooled leather, and painted wood with three drawers, in very good condition.

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Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Cylinder Bureau by Edwards & Roberts
Antique Victorian Cylinder Bureau by Edwards & Roberts

Antique Victorian Cylinder Bureau by Edwards & Roberts

Located in London, GB

If you are looking for a large and impressive desk or antique bureau from a major manufacturer then this piece will surely meet your requirements.

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Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Superb Early 18th Century English Bureau Bookcase
Superb Early 18th Century English Bureau Bookcase

Superb Early 18th Century English Bureau Bookcase

Located in Middleburg, VA

Superb early 18th century English bureau bookcase. Upper bookcase with marquetry decoration around the original shaped mirror plates over two candle slides.

Category

Antique Early 1700s English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

Dutch Bombe Three Drawer Burr Walnut Bureau
Dutch Bombe Three Drawer Burr Walnut Bureau

Dutch Bombe Three Drawer Burr Walnut Bureau

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Dutch Bombe Three Drawer Burr Walnut Bureau A very attractive Dutch style three drawer burr walnut bureau, standing on huge carved paw feet, with ormolu handles and escutcheons Th...

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Antique 1890s Dutch Colonial Desks

Materials

Walnut

Louis XV Leather Top Desk
Louis XV Leather Top Desk

Louis XV Leather Top Desk

Sold|$13,185 / item

Louis XV Leather Top Desk

Located in Westwood, NJ

A French Louis XV style fine deep rosewood bureau plat writing desk, the leather inset brass moulded edge top above three shaped frieze drawers with Rocaille handles, on cabriole leg...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Early 18th Century Burr Ash Veneered Bureau
Early 18th Century Burr Ash Veneered Bureau

Early 18th Century Burr Ash Veneered Bureau

Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

An early 18th century burr ash veneered bureau with a well and stepped interior. The drawers, fall and top have cross-grained and herring bone banding and matched veneers. The colou...

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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks

Materials

Ash

Vintage Satinwood Bureau with Regency London Cityscape
Vintage Satinwood Bureau with Regency London Cityscape

Vintage Satinwood Bureau with Regency London Cityscape

Located in Paris, France

This stylish midcentury satinwood bureau was restyled in our studio to feature a whimsical line drawing of the Regency London Cityscape. The bureau stands on splayed atomic legs with...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Late 19th Century Walnut Bureau on Stand
Late 19th Century Walnut Bureau on Stand

Late 19th Century Walnut Bureau on Stand

Located in Benington, Herts

A very good quality walnut bureau on stand raised on cabriole legs. This super quality late 19th C walnut bureau on stand has been constructed with fantastic proportions making it a ...

Category

Antique 1880s English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

French Louis XV Style Desk
French Louis XV Style Desk

French Louis XV Style Desk

Located in Austin, TX

French antique Louis XV style bureau plat desk made of solid wood construction that has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish finish of museum-quality.

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Lacquered and Golden Wood Bureau
20th Century Lacquered and Golden Wood Bureau

20th Century Lacquered and Golden Wood Bureau

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Italian bureau of the 20th century. Furniture in carved, lacquered and gilded wood. Bureau with three external drawers, fall with a working key and three internal drawers. It has som...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Walnut Bureau on Stand
Early 20th Century Walnut Bureau on Stand

Early 20th Century Walnut Bureau on Stand

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Good quality small walnut bureau on stand, circa 1900. Made from a queen anne design this petite bureau comes in two sections. Walnut fall opens to reveal a fitted interior of ...

Category

Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

Bureau double-face moderniste vintage en bois d’acajou style teck et métal noir
Bureau double-face moderniste vintage en bois d’acajou style teck et métal noir

Bureau double-face moderniste vintage en bois d’acajou style teck et métal noir

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Bureau vintage des années 60, double-face pour être placé au centre d’une pièce (le dos du bureau étant joli), style moderniste dans le goût de Jacques Hitier ou Pierre Guariche, en ...

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Vintage 1960s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Very Good Quality Walnut Bureau on Stand
Very Good Quality Walnut Bureau on Stand

Very Good Quality Walnut Bureau on Stand

Located in Benington, Herts

A very good quality walnut bureau on stand raised on cabriole legs with shell on the knee. Dating to circa 1880-1900 this walnut bureau has been constructed in the same manner as a ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Louis XIV Desk
Antique French Louis XIV Desk

Antique French Louis XIV Desk

Located in Dallas, TX

Featuring the regal look of the Louis XIV style, this impressive desk, or bureau, features two acanthus corbels on each corner.

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Beautiful late 18th c Bureau de Mazarin
Beautiful late 18th c Bureau de Mazarin

Beautiful late 18th c Bureau de Mazarin

Located in Dallas, TX

Italian late 18th c Bureau de Mazarin named after Cardinal Mazarin.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks

Materials

Marble

Large Louis XV Leather Top Bureau Plat
Large Louis XV Leather Top Bureau Plat

Large Louis XV Leather Top Bureau Plat

Located in Westwood, NJ

Louis XV Leather Top Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat with Exotic Woods

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks

18th Century Antique Oak Bureau Circa 1720
18th Century Antique Oak Bureau Circa 1720

18th Century Antique Oak Bureau Circa 1720

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

18TH CENTURY ANTIQUE OAK BUREAU CIRCA 1720

LOVELY ORIGINAL CONDITION AND EXCELLENT COLOUR

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Materials

Oak

19th Century Walnut and Burr Bureau Bookcase
19th Century Walnut and Burr Bureau Bookcase

19th Century Walnut and Burr Bureau Bookcase

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Antique Venetian bureau bookcase of the 19th century. Double bodied furniture in walnut and burr walnut in Louis XV style. Inferior half with three external drawers. Interior of the...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XV Desks

Antique Louis XV Provincial Style Bureau Plat
Antique Louis XV Provincial Style Bureau Plat

Antique Louis XV Provincial Style Bureau Plat

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Antique Louis XV provincial style beechwood bureau plat with a tooled leather top, early 19th century.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century English Vernacular Pine Bureau
Early 19th Century English Vernacular Pine Bureau

Early 19th Century English Vernacular Pine Bureau

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

English Vernacular small scale pine bureau, found in its original painted surface. Wonderful wear and patina, England.  

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Pine

Louis XVI Style Black Lacquer Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Style Black Lacquer Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Style Black Lacquer Bureau Plat

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Louis XVI style black lacquer bureau plat with brass inlay, gilt bronze hardware and a leather top, circa 1920.

Category

Vintage 1920s European Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

18th Century Walnut and Feather Banded Bureau
18th Century Walnut and Feather Banded Bureau

18th Century Walnut and Feather Banded Bureau

Located in Martlesham, GB

18th century walnut and feather banded bureau, having a lovely figured fall which open to reveal a wonderful fitted interior consisting of various drawers and compartments, including...

Category

Antique 1770s British George III Desks

Materials

Walnut

French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style
French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style

French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

An ebonized French bureau plat in Louis XV style. Gorgeous shape and wonderful original patinated leather writing surface, circa 1920.

Category

Vintage 1920s French Desks

18th Century Estate Oak & Ash English Bureau
18th Century Estate Oak & Ash English Bureau

18th Century Estate Oak & Ash English Bureau

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A very unusual 18th century estate oak and ash English bureau. Having a double bureau fall, each inlaid with a decorative, nautical star pattern. Each fall opens to reveal a compartm...

Category

Antique 18th Century Desks

Materials

Ash, Oak

19th Century Rosewood and Ormolu Cylinder Bureau
19th Century Rosewood and Ormolu Cylinder Bureau

19th Century Rosewood and Ormolu Cylinder Bureau

Located in Martlesham, GB

19th century French rosewood and ormolu cylinder bureau on four cabriole legs, with one long drawer which when you open it the cylinder opens and you flip the fall over which rests o...

Category

Antique 1890s French Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Louis XV Style Leather Top Bureau Plat
Louis XV Style Leather Top Bureau Plat

Louis XV Style Leather Top Bureau Plat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Rosewood with bronze ormolu hardware fitted with three (3) locking drawers. The back of the bureau plat is a mirror image of the front with fac-simile drawers.

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Vintage 1940s French Desks

Materials

Rosewood

French 19th Century Bureau Plat, signed Rinke
French 19th Century Bureau Plat, signed Rinke

French 19th Century Bureau Plat, signed Rinke

By Rinck

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A handsome French late 19th century ebony and ormolu mounted three drawer Bureau Plat, signed Rinke. This statement making Bureau is raised by four cabriole legs ending in scrolled, ...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ebony

18th Century Petite Louis XV Walnut Bureau
18th Century Petite Louis XV Walnut Bureau

18th Century Petite Louis XV Walnut Bureau

Located in Atlanta, GA

A petite louis XV walnut bureau with bronze dore hardware, shaped apron and cabriole feet. For many more fine antiques, please visit our online gallery at: www.williamwordantiqu...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Louis XV Desks

Materials

Walnut

French Louis XV Fall-Front Bureau, c1750
French Louis XV Fall-Front Bureau, c1750

French Louis XV Fall-Front Bureau, c1750

Located in valatie, NY

A French Louis XV fall-front walnut bureau, circa 1750, shaped sides with shell carved front and side apron, the drop front containing shelves, drawers and a well, above two short an...

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Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Walnut

French Empire Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
French Empire Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century

French Empire Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century

Located in Cypress, CA

Impressive 19th century fine Empire style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany five drawer bureau plat with leather top and two side slides, on four round tapered legs. All sides with finely...

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Bronze

18th Century English George II Walnut Bureau
18th Century English George II Walnut Bureau

18th Century English George II Walnut Bureau

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

18th century English George II walnut bureau of small proportions and wonderful colour. The crossbanded fall reveals an interior of eight small drawers, with small pull handles and f...

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Antique 18th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Gilt and Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau
18th Century Gilt and Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau

18th Century Gilt and Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is an 18th century bureau and later red lacquered, highly decorated with Chinese scenes throughout. The fall front opens to reveal a fully fitted interior with matching deco...

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Antique Late 18th Century English Desks

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Bureau Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the bureau desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every bureau desk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a bureau desk, we have 1475 options in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bureau desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A bureau desk made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bureau desk over the years, but those crafted by François Linke, Maison Jansen and Scarlet Splendour are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Bureau Desk?

A bureau desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,113, while the lowest priced sells for $171 and the highest can go for as much as $1,844,713.
Questions About Bureau Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A bureau with respect to furniture is a chest of drawers or a writing desk having drawers and a slanted top. Both are used for storing items. A bureau with only drawers is usually placed in the bedroom while a bureau that is styled like a writing desk lives in an office or library. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage bureaus.